Sanitary liner container



Patented Dec. 5,

PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID F. CURTIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SANITARY LINER CONTAINER.

Application filed January 27, 1921. Serial 1T0. 440,314.

To all whom it may comem Be it known that 1, DAVID F. Comm, a

citizen of the United States, and'a resident of the city of Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in a Sanitary Liner Container; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thenumerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of containersor holders for liners or cups of parafiined paper or the like from whichsuch cups are made, and has for its primary object the provision of sucha container or holder which is cheap, durable and'easy of constructionand readily adapted for the purpose of an ordinary drinking cup and tobe used as such, but which will be absolutely sanitary.

The ordinary drinking cup ascommonly used is subject to a good manydisadvantages and objections on account of the unsanitary condition ofthe same which usually prevails. It has been proposed touse individualdrinking cups made of para-fiined paper or the like, but theseindividual drinking cups when made heavy enough for ordinary use arerather expensive to manufacture and when made lighter are more or lessfragile and do not perform their function in quite as satisfactorymanner as may be desired.

One of the objects, therefore, of this invention is the provision of asanitary holder for parafiined aper cups or liners which is adapted fort e insertion thereinto of a paper cup or a blank adapted tobe formedinto a cup and which, when the cup is so assembled therein, willconstitute a perfectly satisfactory and thoroughly sanitary cup whichcan be continuously used without any danger of transmission of. diseaseor any other evil.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a holder orcontainer for sanitary cups which will positively retain the cup inposition therein whether the cup be made of. a previously formed blankand glued toether, or of a prepared liner adapted to be inserted intothe cup and assume its form on account of such insertion.

Still another object of this invention is the provision of a containerfor sanitary cups which can be readily and easily cleaned and which isnot liable to accumulate dirt or other refuse.

Other and further important objects of the invention will beapparent'from the disclosures in the accompanying drawings andspecification.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings andhereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings:

F igu left hand side of the cup with the container or liner omitted.

Fi re 2 is a vertical sectional view taken along a diameter of the cupshowing the container in position.

c Figure 3 is a partial sectional view taken approximately on the line3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a to plan view of the assembled container an liner showingthe sanitary feature in detail.

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numeral 10 indicates a metallic container for sanitarycups of conical shape and preferably made of paraflined paper or thelike, these cups being substantially of the form shown in previousapplications for U. S. Letters Patent by the same inventor, Serial Nos.342,639 and 434,446, filed on re 1 is a side elevation showingthe Dec.5,1919, and Jan. 3, 1921, respectively.

The holder is of a conical shape on the interior thereof and isprovided. with'a base 12 to more securely support the same upon.-

a fiat surface or table and has a handle 14 by means of which it may bereadily manipulated. The holder or container may, of course,'be mademore ornamental if desired, and may be made of other material thanmetal, such as hardwood, composition, or the like. The cup may be madewithout a base,

to be used at fountains or the like, beingmerely hung in place.

As shown in Figure 2, the holder has an opening extending completelytherethrough so that it comprises substantially two cones, hollow, andwith their apices in contact, thereby providing a form of cylindercompletely open from one end to the other. The top edge of the cup 10 isprovided with an inwardly turned bead 16, which is adapted to extendslightly thereover and hold securelyin position a paper cup or linerafter it has been inserted into the conical holder. The head and aportion of the cup is cut away preferably upon thereof, as shown at 18,so as to provide a the left hand side space for the mouth or lips of theuser of the cup. The edge of the paper cup extends beyond this space andit will be seen that the lips of the user will not contact with theholder 10, but with only the paper cup or liner, which is readilyrenewable. A conical cup 20 formed of papercoated with paraffin or othersuitable material and'shaped to correspond exactly with the conicalinterior of the holder is adapted tobe placed inside the holder and tobe held securel in position therein by means of the inwardly extendinghead 16. The edge of the can the cutaway portion 18 will naturallyextend outwardly and provide a space for the lips of the holder tocontact therewith in order to allow comfortable drinking withoutanydanger of any contact between the holder 10 proper and the mouth ofthe user;

It will be seen that herein is provided a holder or container forsanitary cups-or liners which may be made either in a conical form andassembled W-iththe aid of an adhesive so as to constitute a cup'whiehwill be merely reinforced when placed in "the holder, or the holder maybensed for the blank such as is-shown in my copending application '80-rial No. 484,446 previously referred to, wherein a prepared blank isadapted-to bein- 20 adjacent from the principles of this invention, andI therefore do not purpose granted otherwise than prior art.

I "claim as my invention:

A container for sanitary liners adapted to form a cup, said containerbeing provided with an inwardly extending bead adapted to hold the linerin position and having a porlirniting the patent necessitated by the'tion of its upper edge cut away to provide a space wherein the lips ofthe user will contactwith the liner on y.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID F. CURTIN.

Witnesses:

ALBERT J. Fran, SPENCER W. Grass.

